SB294
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; submetering, energy allocation, & ratio utility billing sys..
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 13, 2026
House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
Chief Patron:
Lashrecse Aird (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records; submetering, energy allocation, and ratio utility billing systems.
Requires a landlord to provide a tenant with tenant records and a written statement identifying all debits and credits incurred by the tenant when serving the tenant with written notice of termination of the rental agreement due to the tenant's material noncompliance with the terms of the agreement or certain ... (More) violations materially affecting health and safety. If the rental agreement provides for use of submetering equipment, energy allocation equipment, or a ratio utility billing system, the landlord shall identify debits and credits incurred by the tenant for energy and utility bills and any permitted additional charges. The bill requires the owner of any residential building to maintain adequate records indicating how tenant monthly energy and utility billing fees are calculated and including a history of billing fee payments for each tenant over the duration of the tenancy or the past 12 months, whichever is shorter. Such records shall be made available to the tenant upon request. Finally, the bill removes a provision allowing for the collection of fees when a tenant requests such records. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100979D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/21/2026 - Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing
- 01/23/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB294)
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Senate subcommittee offered
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26106528D-S1
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB294)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/13/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
